Romania vs Ukraine, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipRomania stun Ukraine with first Euro win in 24 years
Romania won their first European Championship match in 24 years with a 3-0 victory over Ukraine in their Euro 2024 Group E opener on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
- 6': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsyhankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 8': Attempt saved. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 17': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 17': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
- 22': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko with a headed pass.
- 24': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
- 27': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
- 29': Goal! Romania 1, Ukraine 0. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dennis Man.
- 33': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine).
- 34': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Artem Dovbyk.
- 36': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsyhankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
- 38': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
- 39': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 39': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Marius Marin (Romania).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 45': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
- 45': Viktor Tsyhankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Romania 1, Ukraine 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Romania 1, Ukraine 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
- 50': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 52': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 53': Goal! Romania 2, Ukraine 0. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt saved. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dennis Man.
- 56': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andrii Lunin.
- 57': Goal! Romania 3, Ukraine 0. Denis Dragus (Romania) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dennis Man following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Dennis Man.
- 62': Substitution, Romania. Valentin Mihaila replaces Florinel Coman.
- 62': Substitution, Ukraine. Volodymyr Brazhko replaces Taras Stepanenko.
- 63': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Mykola Shaparenko.
- 63': Substitution, Ukraine. Andrii Yarmolenko replaces Viktor Tsyhankov.
- 64': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 64': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 66': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 66': Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 67': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine).
- 67': Valentin Mihaila (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Yukhym Konoplia (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 69': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
- 69': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 71': Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine).
- 71': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Tymchyk replaces Yukhym Konoplia.
- 73': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 73': Delay in match (Ukraine).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Substitution, Romania. Adrian Rus replaces Marius Marin.
- 75': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Dragus.
- 76': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Volodymyr Brazhko.
- 77': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
- 77': Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 78': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 78': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
- 79': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Razvan Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Offside, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
- 82': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk following a fast break.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Romania. Bogdan Racovitan replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
- 88': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
- 88': Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Valentin Mihaila.
- 89': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by George Puscas.
- 90'+2': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Romania 3, Ukraine 0.
- 0': Match ends, Romania 3, Ukraine 0.
Statistics
 UKR |
ROU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 71.3 | Possession | 28.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 516 | Accurate Passes | 170 |
| 591 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 7 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 61,591
Venue: Allianz Arena
Location: München, Germany
Attendance: 61,591
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Romania (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florin Nita (GK) |
| 15 | Andrei Burca |
| 3 | Radu Dragusin |
| 6 | Marius Marin |
| 11 | Nicusor Bancu |
| 2 | Andrei Ratiu |
| 21 | Nicolae Stanciu |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 17 | Florinel Coman |
| 20 | Dennis Man |
| 19 | Denis Dragus |
Ukraine (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 2 | Yukhym Konoplia  |
| 14 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| 19 | Mykola Shaparenko |
| 11 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
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